The hub for sustainable innovation and competitiveness

Dalarna Science Park has had a well-established strategy of contributing to the region's sustainability for many years. Dalarna Science Park brings together stakeholders from business, academia, and the public sector. This position creates many opportunities to bring about change, both regionally and nationally.

Today, the green transition is both pronounced and distinctive in the business community throughout Dalarna, among both large, well-established industries and smaller companies. Dalarna Science Park's mission is to be a driving force and a helping hand for established companies, large industries, and small startups alike, ensuring a sustainability perspective throughout the entire business process. To make this possible, 25 different projects have been carried out within Dalarna Science Park in 2025, all of which have had some bearing on sustainability. In the incubator, Dalarna's only one, Dalarna Science Park also requires that the sustainability perspective be explicit in the business idea.

Dalarna Science Park bases its sustainability work on the UN's global goals. For us, sustainability is not a goal in itself, but a prerequisite for a strong and competitive business community in the region. In our sustainability strategy, we emphasize that sustainability should always be part of business models and strategic decisions. It is about reducing risks, using resources efficiently, attracting investment, and reaching new markets. As an organization, Dalarna Science Park is highly motivated to contribute to achieving Agenda 2030 while strengthening the competitiveness of both Dalarna and Sweden. Since 2023, Dalarna Science Park has been certified according to ISO 26000.

Sustainable companies and initiatives at Dalarna Science Park

Alder Olmai combines ancient knowledge with new smart technology

Many of us want to make the world a better place, but there are some who are particularly passionate about it. One of them is Linda Magdalena Jonsson, who with her company Alder Olmai has decided to make the textile and fashion industry more sustainable.

Incubator

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At Fiskarheden Komponenter AB, sustainability meets high precision

One of Dalarna's established companies that has undergone Dalarna Science Park's HIT program (Sustainable Innovative Growth) is Fiskarheden Komponenter AB, part of the Fiskarheden Group. The company is a role model for sustainable industrial development, both regionally and nationally. In the heart of Fiskarheden's sawmill in Transtrand, surrounded by the forests of Dalarna, it creates...

HERE

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In the Circular Industry Accelerator, waste streams become the resources of the future

In just a year and a half, Dalarna Science Park's Circular Industry Accelerator has demonstrated the power that arises when industry meets innovative startups. By connecting established industrial companies with entrepreneurs, industrial waste, known as residual flows, is utilized and transformed into sustainable business opportunities. The result is...

ARTICLE

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Read the entire Dalarna Science Park annual report

This article is part of Dalarna Science Park's annual report for 2025. The report provides an overview of our work, our results, and developments during the year.

Dalarna Science Park Annual Report 2025